MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/models/gfs/2506040000F006.gfs Reading from grid file:/home/data/models/gfs/2506040000F006.gfs Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 Date: 6 hour GFS valid 6Z WED 4 JUN 25 Station: 41.50,-88.25 Latitude: 41.50 Longitude: -88.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 96 SFC 988 199 19.0 17.9 94 1.0 18.3 256 4 293.1 295.5 291.9 330.6 13.19 2 950 537 18.1 16.0 88 2.1 16.8 248 13 295.6 297.8 291.9 330.6 12.16 3 900 1000 15.8 15.3 97 0.5 15.5 234 21 297.8 300.1 292.6 333.4 12.25 4 850 1485 13.8 13.1 95 0.7 13.4 229 34 300.6 302.7 292.7 333.6 11.23 5 800 1995 11.2 10.9 98 0.4 11.0 226 39 303.1 305.0 292.7 333.6 10.26 6 750 2533 8.4 8.0 97 0.4 8.2 218 42 305.7 307.3 292.4 332.8 9.01 7 700 3101 5.3 3.5 88 1.8 4.3 211 44 308.4 309.7 291.7 329.9 7.04 8 650 3704 2.2 -1.3 78 3.5 0.4 210 45 311.4 312.4 291.2 328.1 5.34 9 600 4347 -1.2 -4.2 80 3.1 -2.7 212 49 314.7 315.6 291.6 329.6 4.66 10 550 5037 -4.6 -8.2 75 3.7 -6.2 215 55 318.7 319.4 291.9 330.8 3.73 11 500 5783 -8.5 -12.9 70 4.4 -10.2 218 57 322.7 323.2 292.3 332.1 2.83 12 450 6593 -13.1 -14.1 92 1.0 -13.5 223 50 326.7 327.3 293.4 336.4 2.86 13 400 7483 -17.6 -19.5 85 1.9 -18.2 228 46 332.1 332.6 294.1 339.3 2.05 14 350 8471 -23.9 -31.7 49 7.7 -25.5 218 49 336.5 336.7 294.1 339.4 0.77 15 300 9576 -32.4 -36.1 70 3.6 -33.0 220 50 339.7 339.8 294.8 341.9 0.59 16 250 10834 -42.8 -42.9 99 0.1 -42.8 223 54 342.4 342.5 295.2 343.8 0.35 17 200 12296 -55.9 -56.0 99 0.1 -55.9 224 52 344.2 344.3 295.4 344.7 0.10 18 150 14070 -66.1 -69.0 68 2.8 -66.2 237 46 356.1 356.1 298.0 356.2 0.02 19 100 16536 -63.5 -84.9 4 21.5 -63.7 242 20 405.0 405.0 305.9 405.1 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5686.51 m Freezing level: 617.70 mb = 4119.25 m = 13514.43 ft Wetbulb zero: 643.91 mb = 3779.57 m = 12400.02 ft Precipitable water: 1.76 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 86.18 % Est. max temperature: 27.03 C = 80.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 973.54 mb = 326.73 m = 1071.93 ft T: 18.64 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.16 C/km ThetaE index: 5.52 C Layer 800.0- 600.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 883.20 mb = 1159.72 m = 3804.80 ft Mean mixing ratio: 12.37 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.59 C = 76.26 F Cap Strength: 1.27 C Lifted Index: 1.95 C Risk: Showers probable Lifted Index @300 mb: 6.81 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 0.40 C Showalter Index: 1.02 C Risk: Showers probable Total Totals Index: 43.97 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 22.34 C Cross Totals Index: 21.63 C K Index: 33.62 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 283.46 Risk: None Energy Index: -0.37 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 18.96 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 6.16 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 4786.11 J/kg Cap Strength: 1.78 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 919.29 mb = 818.29 m = 2684.64 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 217.9 at 41.6 knts Storm direction: 247.9 at 31.2 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.0 neg: 7.0 tot: 7.0 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 99.5 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 66.5 neg: -24.6 tot: 41.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 14.0 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.36 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 8.3 stream: 3.0 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 0.13 Bulk Shear: 142.73 m/s